Beit Eshel

Beit Eshel was a Jewish settlement established in the desert in Mandate Palestine in 1943 as one of the "three lookouts" in the northern Negev, alongside and . It was located two kilometres southeast of .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Be’er Sheva Merkaz and Abraham’s Well International Visitors‘ Center.

Railway station
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Be'er Sheva–Center railway station is an Israel Railways terminal in . It is located on Yitzhak Ben-Zvi street next to the city's central bus station and HaNegev Mall. is situated 1½ km northwest of Beit Eshel.

Museum
Abraham's Well is a historical water well in , , associated with the biblical narrative of Abraham. Its structure houses the archaeology museum of Beersheba. is situated 2 km west of Beit Eshel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neve Noy and Beer Sheva.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Be'er Sheva is a desert city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants in southern . It is the eighth-most populous and second largest city in the country and the gateway to the region of Israel.

Village
or Segev Shalom and also known as Shqeb as-Salam, is a Bedouin town and a local council in the of , southeast of . is situated 4½ km southeast of Beit Eshel.

Beit Eshel

Latitude
31.23361° or 31° 14′ 1″ north
Longitude
34.81284° or 34° 48′ 46″ east
Elevation
274 metres (899 feet)
Open location code
8G3P6RM7+C4
Geo­Names ID
295472
Wiki­data ID
Q2910712
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Beit Eshel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بيت ايشيل
  • Hebrew: בית אשל
  • Hebrew: עמותת בית אשל
  • Polish: Beit Eszel
  • Polish: Bet Eszel

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